Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-02

In the morning, and in the evening the
pastor Will preach upon the subjec.
"Better gift than gold" The Sunday
school ct noon which has been omittad
for some time will be resumed to.
morrow.
There has not been much said about
it, bat il is strongly intlmated in Off
cial CIRCLES that Yanktop's g%entlemanly
agent of the Milwaukee railroad caused
the construction OF the Manila cutoff
with the sole purpose of giving Yank-
ton through trains from Chicago. His
industry aud loyalty are to be COM
nended.
The team hired at Powers livery by
the Illinois Central surveyors, and the
driver, returned late yesterday afternoon
from Westtield, at the Big Sioux CROSS
ing, where Mr.. Rice and his party met
the other party Of surveyors coming
west from LIE Mars. The line 10 now
surveyed from LIE Mars to Ysnkton and
next week the general officers of the
company will probably inspect it.
Mrs. w. K. Weaver was last night
crossing Walnut street on Sixth, wheel
ing a baby carriage, when q runaway
team, attached to q farmers wagon
passed by. One end of the sineletree
caught In the handle OF the baby CARR.
age, jerked 1t from Mrs. Weaver's grasp
and then let go without o%verturning the
carriage and it's precious load. 1t all
happened like ahash, but Mrs. Weaver
regards it as q close call.
There was q large and appreciative
audience iu attendance upon the races
at the fair grounds this afternoon. The
first heat of the pacing race was taken
by the digger mare in three minutes
and nine seconds for the mile. The
track is something ver an hour slow,
the grass being three inches high all
over it. Smuggling" match between
Tom Douglas and Stoddard, the
thumper from Wisconsin, was beng
agitated when the reporter left.
The Hills minstrel and comedy COM
pany caused a sensation and astonished
thesaudience at Turner hall last night by
appearing before the curtain and advance
ing the information that the company
had Hbusted'' up and that the audience
would receive it's money back ct the tic
ket window. But before the audience
decided to go the principal comedian
decided that he would be funny for the
once in order to please the crowd and
the show went ION This muss was caused
by the proprietor accusing the aforemen-
toned principal comedian OF getting
full, and raising hsdes. The entertain.
ment which followed this fasco, Yves
entertaining and the audience nearly
smiled itself into good humor. The
Hills company goes east on Monday.
PERSONAL.
Nj. Fl. Day of Springfield is in the
city.
Miss Nettie Sargent has gone to SCOT
land for q weeks visit.
Berney O. Wooley returned at noon
to-day from Sioux City.
Miss Nellie Bruce went TO Sioux City
this afternoon for o Visit.
Frank Munroe left for q business trip
to Aberdeen this afternoon.
Miss Lillian English went to Armour
to-day to remain o month.
Geo. w. Harris, of Pierre, was a guest
ct the Morrison last night.
Christopher Noonsn, of Sioux City, is
visiting his parents in Yankton.
Chas 81. King, chief clerk in the Yank
ton insurance company's Office, went
west on pleasure to-day.
| Mrs. VIM. NJ. Powers and daughter
Ida went to Niobrara this afternoon
there to visit foi a week.
Il. s. Kellogg, q prominent Charles
| City, Iowa, man, is among the stranger
who are within the city's gates.
Theodore Mcdonald, of Pierre, Dako.
ia, n of the most prominent finanoier'
in Dakota, spent to-day in Yankton.
Miss Becky Farmer goes to Siou,
City on Monday for a visit upon an
invitation extended her by Conductor
jackson.
Gen. W. HI. Beadle left for Park
ston this afternoon. On Monday neg
he will deliver an Grafton for the people
of that burg.
Miss Alnie and Mamie Hoyt wert
passengers on the Mitchell bound traIr
to-day for Scotland, where they will yisi
for a week and then go to Parker for
longer sojourn.
Robt Campbell came up from Elk
Point to-day. Mr.. Campbell has beer
doing some intricate mechanical re
pairing to the engine and boiler in th,
creamery OF Elk Point.
MARRIED.
CONGER-LYNOH-Iu Yankton on Thurs
day, june soth 1857, Thcadore H. Conger an,
Anna l., Lynch, both of this city, by Rev, D